Bombay, its time to bid adieu, Delhi, its time to say, "how do you do ?"
The tire pressure is perfect, the fuel tank is full, the engine has been retuned - we are all set for the 1600 km long journey from Bombay to Delhi.
Zooming past villagers dotting NH8 - the main highway connecting Delhi and Bombay, I develop a newfound respect for Japanese engineering. Wait a sec Japanese ? Well after all I am driving in my Honda City that has already clocked 1.3 lakh kms. In the scorching heat of the summer sun, this beauty glides on these brilliantly paved black serpentine roads at 100 km/hr like a blob of butter on a hot frying pan !
I think I got a bit carried away while appreciating my car, but it definitely deserves to be applauded.
I drive on the highway, with the unrelenting heat of the summer sun. Thanks to the powerful Honda engine I am able to keep the interior of the car at a cool 25 C, while its sweltering outside at 45 C.
I look at the pretty faces of village women passing by, they smile back or giggle at times. Ah! Such innocence is truly captivating. Once in a while I pass a group carrying earthen pots to the nearby well, seen from afar, their brilliantly colored vibrant dresses give the impression of walking rainbows.
We make three overnight halts enroute, one at a 150 year old haveli in Champaner which has now been converted into a heritage hotel, another at a remote tented resort in the Aravallis at a place called Kumbhalgarh and lastly at the grand Neemrana Fort Palace 130 kms short of Delhi. Each of our night halts has an aura of it own. If the Champaner haveli had its mango orchards with trees laden wth ripe 'Kesar' mangoes, Kumbhalgarh had its amazing weather and pristine beauty, Neemrana on the other hand was a nice little way to indulge ourselves to some pampering in the ample luxuries of the hotel.
As I look out from the car window, I see Maharashtra passes by, Gujarat arrives, Rajasthan passes by and finally Delhi arrives !
While penning down this memoir of the beautiful road trip " Yeh Suhana Safar aur Yeh Mausam Haseen" keeps playing on in my head again and again !!
The tire pressure is perfect, the fuel tank is full, the engine has been retuned - we are all set for the 1600 km long journey from Bombay to Delhi.
Zooming past villagers dotting NH8 - the main highway connecting Delhi and Bombay, I develop a newfound respect for Japanese engineering. Wait a sec Japanese ? Well after all I am driving in my Honda City that has already clocked 1.3 lakh kms. In the scorching heat of the summer sun, this beauty glides on these brilliantly paved black serpentine roads at 100 km/hr like a blob of butter on a hot frying pan !
I think I got a bit carried away while appreciating my car, but it definitely deserves to be applauded.
I drive on the highway, with the unrelenting heat of the summer sun. Thanks to the powerful Honda engine I am able to keep the interior of the car at a cool 25 C, while its sweltering outside at 45 C.
I look at the pretty faces of village women passing by, they smile back or giggle at times. Ah! Such innocence is truly captivating. Once in a while I pass a group carrying earthen pots to the nearby well, seen from afar, their brilliantly colored vibrant dresses give the impression of walking rainbows.
We make three overnight halts enroute, one at a 150 year old haveli in Champaner which has now been converted into a heritage hotel, another at a remote tented resort in the Aravallis at a place called Kumbhalgarh and lastly at the grand Neemrana Fort Palace 130 kms short of Delhi. Each of our night halts has an aura of it own. If the Champaner haveli had its mango orchards with trees laden wth ripe 'Kesar' mangoes, Kumbhalgarh had its amazing weather and pristine beauty, Neemrana on the other hand was a nice little way to indulge ourselves to some pampering in the ample luxuries of the hotel.
As I look out from the car window, I see Maharashtra passes by, Gujarat arrives, Rajasthan passes by and finally Delhi arrives !
While penning down this memoir of the beautiful road trip " Yeh Suhana Safar aur Yeh Mausam Haseen" keeps playing on in my head again and again !!
